Sakai 2.9 - Forums Accessibility Walkthrough Script
Forums Accessibility Walkthrough Script
This walkthrough is for the Student persona.
Start of Walkthrough Script
Login and Find Tool
- Login with the "arfstu1" user account.
- In the worksites list (accesskey "Alt+w"), activate the "AR Forum 101" course site link.
- In the tools list (accesskey "Alt+l"), activate the "Forums" link.
Determine the List of Forums
Explore the page and determine how many forums exist, and what their names are. Should be:
- Heirloom Plants
- Organic Gardening
- Bird Language
Determine the Topics for the "Organic Gardening" Forum
Explore the page to determine how many topics the "Organic Gardening" forum has, and what the topics are. Should be:
- Garden Design
- Understanding Soil
Determine which Topics have Unread Messages
Explore the page to determine how many topics have unread messages, and what those topics are. Should be:
- Plant Propagation
- Native Varieties
- Helpful Birds to Study
Find a Message and Reply to It
Find the messages in the "Plant Propagation" topic and reply to the message posted by user: "arfstu2"
Create a new Thread on the "Garden Design" topic under the "Organic Gardening" forum.
Enter the "Garden Design" topic and create a new thread and post a message in it.
Logout and End of Script
- Logout of Sakai
Pre-Walkthrough Setup
This section documents how to create the necessary content to perform the above walkthrough script. It is not part of the walkthrough itself. It is expected that a person with the ability to log into the QA server with admin rights will create this content before the walkthrough takes place.
Login as Admin
Create three users:
- arfins
- arfstu1
- arfstu2
Create a course
- Title: AR Forum 101
- Add the Forums tool
- Add user "arfins" as a participant with the "instructor" role
- Add user "arfstu1" as a participant with the "student" role
- Add user "arfstu2" as a participant with the "student" role
Logout
Login as "arfins"
In the "AR Forum 101" Course Site, create the following forum structure
- Forum: Bird Language
- Short Description: Learn what birds are saying to each other.
- Long Description: What are birds saying to each other and what can we learn from that?
- Topic: Bird Vocalizations
- Short Description: Bird vocalizations and why they make them.
- Long Description: Discuss different vocalizations you have heard and what they might mean.
- Topic: Helpful Birds to Study
- Short Description: What birds do you study and why?
- Long Description: What bird do you study for each season and why?
- Topic: A Bird's Perspective on Life
- Short Description: Discuss what concerns a bird.
- Long Description: Discuss a bird's daily energy concerns and how that varies through life
- Forum: Organic Gardening
- Short Description: How to garden organically
- Long Description: Let's discuss and learn about organic gardening.
- Topic: Understanding Soil
- Short Description: More than just a medium
- Long Description: Discuss the soil food web
- Topic: Garden Design
- Short Description: How does your garden grow?
- Long Description: Discuss different garden techniques
- Forum: Heirloom Plants
- Short Description: Let's bring back yesteryear.
- Long Description: Let's discuss the benefits and difficulties of gardening with Heirloom Plants
- Topic: Native Varieties
- Short Description: What grows in your neighborhood?
- Long Description: Discuss which plants to grow
- Topic: Plant Propagation
- Short Description: The birds and the bees
- Long Description: How to keep your plants coming back year after year
Create a message in each topic in the Heirloom Plants forum as the instructor.
Login as the "arfstu2" user and reply to both of the instructor's messages and create a message in the "Helpful Birds to Study" topic.